Oleaceae
Ligustrum

Ligustrum confusum Decne.

First published in Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 2: 24 (1879)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to China (Yunnan) and Peninsula Malaysia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Accepted Infraspecifics

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Green, P.S. (2006). World Checklist of Oleaceae Manuscript Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Qin, X.K. (2009). A new system of Ligustrum (Oleaceae). Acta Botanica Yunnanica 31: 97-116.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1995 Strachey, R. [2], India K000979277 Unknown type material Yes
Oct 26, 1977 Ridley, H.N. [15223], Malaysia K000979279 Unknown type material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [9], India K000449247 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [9], India K000449249 Yes
Griffith, W. [3680], India K000449245 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [9], India K000449246 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [9], India K000449248 Yes
s.coll. [90], Tamil Nadu K000449250 isosyntype Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0